Panty



N. HOCHBAUM Dem 12, 1950 PANTY Filed March 31, 1948 Patented Dec. I2,1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAN'IY Norman Hochbaum, New York, N. Y.

Application March 31,1948, Serie! N0. 18,262

1 Claim. (GI. 2-2324) This invention relates to underwear and moreparticularly to ladies underwear known als panties, it being one objectof the invention to provide underwear of this type which is of scantdimensions and fits snugly about a person's body and is formed along itssides with leg openings of such size that margins of the leg openinggfit closely about upper portions of the legs.

Another object of the invention is to provide underwear having front andrear sections Connected at their lower ends by a crotch portion andhaving upper ends of their opposite side edges connected in order toform leg openings end also form a. weist band, the leg openings anti theupper edges of the freut and rear sections being bordered by strips ofelastic fabric so that while the garment fits snugly about a personslegs end waist lt may be stretched when put on and also in order toadjust lt to provide a comfortable fit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. garment which has afront section tapered downwardly to a narrow crotch portion and a rearsection which is of such shape and dimensions that it will cover thebuttocks and. fit snugly about the same with the lower end portion ofthe rear section extending forwardl and merging into the crotch portionof the garment.

Another object of the invention is to provide unclerwear of thischaracter wherein the counected corners cf the front and rear sectionsa.re

reinforced by sheets of elastic fabric which are thicker than theelastic fabric from which the weist band and bindings for the legopenings are formed and will serve very efiectively to prevent rippingof seams connecting th front end rear sections above the leg openingsand also 130 assist in causing the garment to fit snugly about a personwearing the garment.

Another object of the invention is to provide a, garment of thischaracter which is provided with horizontally extending elastlc stripsspaced downwardly from upper ends of the leg openings and serving tocreate a closer fit while not interfering with expansion of the legopenings and the weist band.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of animproved construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front view showing the improved undergarment in use.

Fig. 2 is a. side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a rear view.

Fig. 4 ls a side view showing a modlfied coustruction.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view looking at the in- 2 ner face of a sideportion of the improved garment.

This improved garment has a body formed of thin fabric, such as rayon,silk, or the like end of such shape that it provides front and rearsections l and 2 connectecl at their lower ends by a crotch purtlon 3.The front sectionis V-shaped and tapers downwardly from its full depthwith its lower end merging into the front end of the crotch portionwhich is quite narrow anti Will fit snugly between the legs of a. personwearing the garment. The rear seution is of substantially the same widththroughout its depth but has its lower end merging into the rear end ofthe crotch portion. This rear section is of such length and width thatwhen the garment is put on it will cover the buttocks and fit snuglyabout the lower portion thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. End portionsof side edges cf the two sections are brought together and secured toeach other by seams 4 which extend vertically from upper encls of legopenings 5 formed along opposite sides of the garment. The leg openingsextend for substantially the full depth of the garment and the seams 4extend from the leg openings to the upper edge of the garment, as shownin Fig. 5. Along edges of the leg openings are elastic bindings 6 whichare stretchable longitudinall and securecl at their ends so that theyhave a tendency to contract ancl draw the side edge portions of thegarment into close fitting engagement with the legs of a person wearingthe garment. These s ic b gs also cause side edges of the crotch portionto be held snugly in place but since the bindingg may be stretchedlongitudinally, it is possible to greatly enlarge the leg openings anddraw the crotch portion anal the front and rear sections towards 0neside where it will be out of the way when responding to calls ofna.ture. It will thus be seen that when the garment is put on with itsupper portion fitting about the waist portion of a persons body and andcovered by a girdle, or similar foundation garment, it will not benecessary to pull the garment downwardly end then pu.ll it upwardly endtuck it under the girdle. The garment will therefore always fit smoothlyabout the waist and wrinkles will not be formed which would make thegarment uncomfortable. Strips or tapes l which are formed of elasticfabric a.re sewed along upper edges of the front and rear sections andform an elastic waist band extending the full circumference of the upperend of the garment. This permits the waist band portion cf the garmentto be stretched as it is put on end drawn upwardly into place. After the

